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Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$27,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,783 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Mathematics is the #35 most popular major in the country with 30,202 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for math students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Mathematics Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for mathematics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mathematics schools in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at NIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,471.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,149 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at UW - Eau Claire take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,034.

UW - Eau Claire excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue Northwest are $14,349 per year.

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Western Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mathematics programs. UW - La Crosse is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse undergraduate students pay an average of $18,014 in tuition and fees each year. Math majors at UW - La Crosse take out an average of $23,131 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - La Crosse also did well on our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree mathematics programs. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the town of Whitewater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater are $16,602 per year. Math majors at UW - Whitewater take out an average of $22,415 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Whitewater also is in the top 20% of our Best Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mathematics students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.

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#10

Indiana University - East

Richmond, IN

Indiana University - East ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mathematics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Richmond, IU East is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IU East are $20,934 a year. The average amount in student loans that math majors at IU East take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,057.

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Best Mathematics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 704
Ohio 861
Illinois 1,071
Indiana 636
Wisconsin 674

Mathematics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Statistics 9,979
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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